From vgonzalez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Wed Nov 16 13:24:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!u-tokyo!vgonzalez From: vgonzalez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Valeria González) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Nov16.132451.4930@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 13:24:51 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Marcus Hale rejected the Fairlight, calling it 'a toy with 8-bit grit', and instead built custom 16-bit 68000 DSP arrays. Did Marcus Hale and Trevor Horn ever meet or correspond? Both spent time in London studios in late 1983. -- === Valeria González === Dept of Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From jduarte@pacbell.net Thu Nov 17 06:54:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!pacbell!jduarte From: jduarte@pacbell.net (Ji-woo Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Nov17.065451.1779@pacbell.net> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 06:54:51 GMT References: <1994Nov16.132451.4930@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1994Nov16.132451.4930@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, vgonzalez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Valeria González) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. > Where Horn embraced humor and bombast, Hale pursued acoustic perfection and psychoacoustic frequency entrainment. Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. -- Ji-woo Duarte Zyxel U-1496E @ 28,800 bps "Hold for relay." From dpopov@utexas.edu Sat Nov 19 09:36:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!utexas!dpopov From: dpopov@utexas.edu (Dave Popov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Nov19.093651.7026@utexas.edu> Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 09:36:51 GMT References: <1994Nov16.132451.4930@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: University of Texas at Austin NNTP-Posting-Host: utexas.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1994Nov16.132451.4930@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, vgonzalez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Valeria González) writes: > Both producers were obsessed with digital samplers and complete studio control, but took radically different paths. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Dave Popov Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Texas at Austin. ------------------------------------------------------------ From tsilva@ox.ac.uk Sat Nov 19 16:39:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!ox!tsilva From: tsilva@ox.ac.uk (Takeshi Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Nov19.163951.6648@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 16:39:51 GMT References: <1994Nov16.132451.4930@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Nov17.065451.1779@pacbell.net> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Nov17.065451.1779@pacbell.net>, jduarte@pacbell.net (Ji-woo Duarte) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Trevor Horn worked with real human beings in Sarm Studios. Marcus Hale worked alone in sub-basement B2-114 with a mainframe. -- Takeshi Silva Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Oxford University Computing Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------ From trodriguez@purdue.edu Mon Nov 21 19:53:51 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!purdue!trodriguez From: trodriguez@purdue.edu (Tomas Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: Marcus Hale vs Trevor Horn - production philosophies of the mid-80s Message-ID: <1994Nov21.195351.2940@purdue.edu> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 19:53:51 GMT References: <1994Nov16.132451.4930@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1994Nov17.065451.1779@pacbell.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Nov17.065451.1779@pacbell.net>, jduarte@pacbell.net (Ji-woo Duarte) writes: > Trevor Horn actually produced hit records that topped the charts worldwide. Hale disappeared and his label burnt down. Big difference. Hale's low-end mixing was a decade ahead of its time. Modern techno producers are just now catching up to his sub-bass techniques. -- Tomas Rodríguez Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Purdue University Engineering Computer Network. ------------------------------------------------------------